The Lion Roars

The Lion Roars
Film poster
Traditional Chinese我家有一隻河東獅
Simplified Chinese我家有一只河东狮
Hanyu PinyinWǒ Jiā Yǒu Yī Zhǐ Hé Dōng Shī
JyutpingNgo2 Gaa1 Jau2 Jat1 Zek3 Ho4 Dung1 Si1
Directed byJoe Ma
Written byJoe Ma
Sunny Chan
Felix Chong
Ivy Kong
Frankie Chung
Suen Ho-ho
Produced byJoe Ma
Ivy Kong
Thomas Leong
StarringLouis Koo
Cecilia Cheung
CinematographyCheung Man-po
Edited byAngie Lam
Music byLincoln Lo
Production
companies
Distributed byChina Star Entertainment Group
Release date
  • 28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) (Hong Kong)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$11.9 million[1]

The Lion Roars is a 2002 Hong Kong comedy film produced and directed by Joe Ma. The film starred Louis Koo and Cecilia Cheung

Plot

During the Soong Dynasty, a beautiful woman named Moth Liu is searching for a husband, but is unable to find one until she hears the avant-garde poetry of Seasonal Chan. Soon the two are married and Chan discovers that his new bride is violently temperamental and insanely jealous, who limits his activities and lifestyle. When a princess falls in love with the poet and the Emperor decrees that Chan must take the princess in as a second-wife. The love between Liu and Chan is put to the test.

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